Soybeans: import volume worldwide 2023/24, by country

Soybean is among the major oilseed and protein meal products. In the 2022/2023 period, around 171.95 million metric tons of soybeans were imported globally. China was by far the leading importer of soybeans, with an annual import volume of approximately 100 million metric tons in that year. Global overviewSoybeans are grown as a food crop in Eastern Asia and are produced in Western agriculture as a source of both oil and protein. Although the United States and Brazil are the main producers of soybeans, China leads the soybean oil production worldwide.. Soybean market in the USAnnual soybean production in the United States has increased to over 4.2 billion bushels in the past few years. Illinois topped the list of major soybean producing U.S. states in 2022, with over 677 million bushels produced that year.

大豆作为一种主要的油料作物和蛋白质粉原料，在全球范围内占据重要地位。在2022/2023年度，全球大豆进口量约为1.7195亿吨。中国无疑是大豆进口的领导者，当年大豆进口量约为1亿吨。总体来看，大豆在东亚地区作为粮食作物种植，而在西方农业中则作为油脂和蛋白质的双重来源而被广泛生产。尽管美国和巴西是大豆的主要生产国，但中国在全球大豆油脂生产领域占据领先地位。在美国，大豆市场方面，近年来美国大豆年产量已增长至超过42亿蒲式耳。2022年，伊利诺伊州成为美国主要大豆生产州，当年产量超过6.77亿蒲式耳。